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Friday, April 14, 2006

New Scientist Premium- Are prions the real cause of BSE and vCJD? - Breaking News: "Abnormal prions - misshapen versions of normal brain proteins - may not be infectious agents, but a consequence of 'prion diseases'

IT IS a finding that could turn the conventional wisdom of what causes diseases such as BSE and variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease on its head. Experiments in sheep suggest that abnormal prions - misshapen versions of normal brain proteins - may not be infectious agents, but a consequence of 'prion diseases'. "

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